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michellerart:
you know the rules; once you sacrifice something here, you don’t get it back!
[image description: a digital portrait inspired by the ‘Suffering Game’ arc of The Adventure Zone podcast. The scene features two liches, Lydia and Edward, looming over Taako, Magnus, and Merle, all set against a diamond-patterned background in vibrant purple. The trio is being yanked around like puppets on strings while the liches smile wickedly down at them.
Lydia and Edward are identical elves with long, pointed ears, deep green skin, and fuschia hair. Lydia’s hair is styled to cover her left eye and Edward’s covers his right. Both outfits feature a fuschia base but Lydia’s outfit includes large yellow shoulder pads while Edward’s includes a yellow coat with white fur trim. The pair is depicted only in bust, positioned shoulder to shoulder, and remains half shrouded in shadow as they maneuver marionette strings attached to the trio of adventurers below.
Taako’s strings are held by Lydia and he stands below her in typical late-Victorian garb: a white, ruffled longsleeve shirt and short britches. His large wizard’s hat matches his knee-high boots and his red, knee-length cape stands out nicely against the neon pink spotlight shining upon him. Taako is a slim, lanky elf with deeply tanned skin and blonde hair hanging down, loose, to his waist. He stands with legs shoulder-width apart, one hand clutching his outstretched Umbra Staff and the other raised limply in a spellcasting position. His face is turned upwards to Lydia, away from the viewer, and tears stream down his cheeks.
Merle is still positioned beneath Edward, who holds his strings, despite having been yanked off the ground entirely. Merle is a short dwarf with large, round glasses and dark brown skin, offset by his white hair and full beard which have been pulled into a bun and three twist-braids respectively. His bun is adorned with green leaves, which match his beard ties and heavy boots. These boots also match the bottom half of his two-tone vest, while the top half is a much lighter shade and bears white embroidery along the seams. His minty green shirt pops against dark brown pants. Merle managed to keep a hold on his Extreme Teen Bible, as well, and his Bureau of Balance bracer is visible on his left arm, reflecting a green spotlight from above.
Magnus stands directly between Lydia and Edward, who share his strings, and slightly behind the other two adventurers. Magnus is a tall, beefy man with auburn hair and light brown skin who sports thick hair on his forearms and a scar across one eye. His mouth is bleeding and there is a bruise on his cheek but his expression remains defiant as he stares straight at you (the viewer). He wears a plain, sleeveless brown shirt and cream pants tucked into his dark cloth boots. The boots fold over at the top, revealing a gold trim along the edge. These boots match the gloves on his hands, which are worn over a plain white fabric. The fluffy white trim on his collar is turned yellow by the spotlight above. Magnus holds his arms straight out from his sides with both legs bent at the knee. Railsplitter is visible, still attached to his back by a four-way harness and clasped in the center of his chest with a golden buckle.
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